Division of Particles and Fields Fellowship
Fellowship in the American Physical Society is a great honor. In accordance with the APS Constitution, "there shall be elected to Fellowship only such Members who have contributed to the advancement of physics by independent, original research or who have rendered some other special service to the cause of the sciences." All APS members are invited to nominate deserving colleagues as potential Fellows of APS.
Rules and eligibility
Nominating a colleague for APS Fellowship is a way to commend them for excellence in physics and their service to the physics community.
To nominate a colleague for APS Fellowship, you and the additional nominating co-sponsor must be active APS members. The colleague you nominate must also be an active APS member.
Process and selection
To nominate a colleague for APS Fellowship, please include the following:
- The nominee's name
- The co-sponsor's name, and email address
- A 300 character suggested citation that does not include the nominee's name, gendered pronouns, or symbols, and begins with, "For..."
- A 2,500 character paragraph expanding on the citation to indicate the originality and significance of the contributions
- A PDF sponsor's recommendation letter
- The co-sponsor's recommendation letter, which must be uploaded by the co-sponsor
- The nominee's curriculum vitae (CV), which must include academic and employment history, professional honors, a list of principal publications only, and other significant contributions to physics
- Optional: Up to two additional PDF letters of support, which must be uploaded by the letter writers
Selection Committee
- R. Sekhar Chivukula (Chair)
- Robert Bernstein
- Heidi Schellman
- Sarah Eno
- Henriette Elvang
- Thomas Blum
- Marcelle Soares-Santos
- David Strom
Recent recipients
Brendan Casey
2024 recipient
For the determination of the muon anomalous magnetic moment to 0.2 ppm, design and construction of the tracking detectors for the Muon g-2 experiment that were essential for controlling systematics for the measurement, and for overall leadership of the global charged lepton physics program.
Douglas Cowen
2024 recipient
For pioneering contributions to the study of the tau neutrino, including its mass limit using tau decays to five pions, its appearance from oscillations in the atmospheric neutrino flux, and its first high-significance detection in the astrophysical neutrino flux.
Eric Torrence
2024 recipient
For significant contributions with the ATLAS and FASER Collaborations, particularly in the searches for new physics, measurement of the LHC luminosity, and for leadership in the operations of both experiments.
Jaroslav Trnka
2024 recipient
For deep contributions to exposing hidden mathematical structures in particle scattering amplitudes.
Martin Schmaltz
2024 recipient
For contributions to theories for particle physics beyond the standard model, and their implications for cosmology, flavor physics, and electroweak symmetry breaking.
The membership of APS is diverse and global, and the nominees and recipients of APS Honors should reflect that diversity so that all are recognized for their impact on our community. Nominations of members belonging to groups traditionally underrepresented in physics, such as women, LGBT+ scientists, scientists who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), disabled scientists, scientists from institutions with limited resources, and scientists from outside the United States, are especially encouraged.
Nominees for and holders of APS Honors (prizes, awards, and fellowship) and official leadership positions are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Guidelines. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.